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Originally Posted by molson
You should care about that difference if you're sincere about this, because underlying societal racial prejudice is a completely different beast than overt conscious racism, and require completely different considerations to address.
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No because the former is more prevalent and more difficult to address by orders of magnitude, and thus should be a much higher priority. I have at least some modicum of confidence that society is (slowly) improving in its ability to deal with overt racists.
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Originally Posted by molson
Then, I described some ways of ways agencies try (and should try more, and harder) to address that type of underlying cultural prejudice. Do you disagree with those approaches, or have thoughts about what else can concretely be done, aside from just being angry?
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This is pretty much how I can respond to yours and Arles' "how can we break this cycle?" questions as sincerely as possible: it is hard for me to overstate how much more emphasis should be placed on these approaches. If doing so raises the barrier of entry to becoming a police officer or temporarily reduces the amount of crime-stopping power that's out on the streets, so be it. Setting guidelines or having a conversation absolutely should not be enough; as it stands, there are not too many better-paying jobs for those with the level of education or training that the average police officer has.